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Senior HR Business Partner

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Senior People Business Partner
Fixed Term Contract Opportunity (6-9 months)
£60,000
Reporting to the Deputy Director of People and Culture, you will further develop the business partnering model to ensure its effective implementation and measurement to support the delivery of the organisation's strategy and business plan. Managing the team of People Business Partners and working closely with People Operations, Resourcing, and Development areas of the People team to anticipate workforce needs and future challenges and as part of the team drive cultural and operational transformation.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the People Business partner team working with departmental directors and managers to align with organisational priorities and transformation goals.
- Support the Deputy Director of People and Culture in the management of complex employee relations matters.
- Establish KPIs and performance measures to evaluate the success of the business partnering model.
- Utilise workforce analytics to identify trends, inform decision-making, and measure impact.
- Provide coaching and guidance to People Business Partners, across the full range of HR activity in support of client departments.
- Support senior leaders in embedding change management practices for successful adoption of transformation initiatives.
- Embed a coaching and development culture within the People Business Partner team to enhance leadership effectiveness.
- Collaborate with the People Development team to support learning and development needs across the organisation, enabling bespoke departmental planning.
- Provide oversight of disciplinary and grievance processes and on occasion acting as the People representative in investigation meetings and/or hearings as required.
- Help to develop and implement initiatives aimed at achieving the organisation's goals on diversity and inclusion, and employee engagement.
- Work with the Director and Deputy Director of People and Culture on ad-hoc projects as required, in response to the needs of the organisation.
- Work with the Deputy Director of People and Culture as required in Trade Union negotiations relating to terms and conditions of employment of union-represented posts within the organisation.
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- Significant experience in developing and implementing HRBP models or equivalent frameworks.
- Experience of working in a senior HR Business partner role in an organisation with a diverse range of departmental needs
- Experience of stakeholder management and influencing skills at senior levels
- Experience of advising and managing complex employee relations matters
- Substantial experience of developing client department specific knowledge while maintaining a consistent approach to people interventions.
- Experience of coaching and influencing for development and achieving goals
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